How Important Is History?
So here I sit at a precipice able to write a history for my sons and grandsons but opposing
there is the living of life. My days are full and I love it. My heart says it is important to take the time to write. At the end of the day I am tired. Projects sitting waiting completion but I embrace the quiet.
Life is wonderful and I realize I want to tell a story but age is a tiring thing. I have learned that giving all to the moment is wonderful. The joy of entering the world of others, specifically children is enticing and for this moment in my life it is as it should be. Sometimes the living out does the telling.
Perhaps there will be time in the future; perhaps I will find a way to accomplish both but
for now the living is more important than the telling. Now pops up the thought that if everyone felt that way there would be no history for someone must tell the story.
Hmm perhaps, just perhaps I can do both. For now it occurs to me….both is desirable.
excellent I always enjoy your writing
What wisdom: “for this moment in my life it is as it should be.” Lovely.
Thanks Winsome…!
I love hearing about my mom’s history. I just gave her a book with lots of writing prompts in it, like who was your first crush, etc. Once she fills it in, she gives it back to me.
I had one of those given to me a few years ago when my first grandson was born and it was wonderful but very hard to fill in on some things. However time and remembering do come together! What a great gift!
Living is more important than telling is a great way to live in the Now…The reason I wish to write is because I don’t have much of an “outside” world of family and friends…you all live on the internet. Bless you ♥
We may live on the internet Jackie but you mean more to us than you can ever know!
“the living is more important than the telling”… This line is perfection!
Thanks Tori…not sure where it came from but it is a great line!
I think you are right in that both are desirable. Might i suggest that you buy a school notebook and just make notes in there, lists or scribbles or drawings, dates. When my mother died she took way too much information with her. Now it is gone, no-one to ask. And history is important. Young people long to know where they came from and what happened then.. anyway, just make a scribble history whenever a thought occurs to you.. not a heavily worded pressured one..those are my thoughts anyway.. c
Perfect answer Cecilia..what is so funny is I was thinking that exact same thing just before I read your suggestion…notebook is now firmly affixed at my side. Thank you!!
Both are wonderful but living life is more important. Enjoy your time! :-)
Thanks Elizabeth…my mind is working on perspective as there are so many people..well just about everyone who have much busier schedules than I..I’m pretty sure with a change in attitude and a different approach I can accomplish all.
Sometimes the reality isn’t that appealing, it’s how you describe it. And because of that, i must encourage you to write more.
Everything thing goes with living :)
You are so right..we can only know the reality of the past through someone else’s subjective view ..and I do want to have my voice heard..it is all apart of the living! Thank you!!
You’re welcome.
I have gotten a little behind on my reading this past week but will catch up tomorrow!
I started writing my memories for my grandsons rather than a history but hen blogging took over. Many of my blogs are memories so perhaps that will do for the present. Maybe sometime in the future I shall go back to writing Memories.
The great thing Judith is that your blogging reflects your history and presents it in such a wonderful entertaining way!
One thing that is good about getting older…we live our priorities. Happy decision making, Chris. Mother was supposed to write for our family and she simply could not do it. We have lots of fun filling in the blank spots with our own renditions and arguing over who’s accurate.
If we were famous, I suppose it would matter…
We do live our priorities …even the famous cannot really get an accurate history or give one for that matter..it is so subjective and open to interpretation and I am pretty sure most of it is made up…one way or another..I am not really a fan of biographies particularly autobiographies because I distrust the individual remembrance of things…would probably be terribly boring otherwise!
“Live today, write tomorrow” :)
hmmm now that sounds like unusually wise advice…not that you can’t give wise advice..I mean..not that you are not wise..I mean….nuts…Thank you!